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Brent_and_Gina
Explorer
Aug 08, 2015

Brake Performance After Changing Brake Assemblies

Hey all! Due to leaking grease seals, contaminated components, and an upcoming trip, I changed out my brake assemblies. I decided to put the Dexter self-adjusting assemblies on my Lippert 5200lb ax...
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Buck50HD
Explorer
Aug 12, 2015
With the wire change, I gained about 1.5 Volts at the magnets which is huge when starting at only 8.5-9V. Noticeable increase in braking power. Original wires looked like 16ga.

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